Autobiographies of Orhan Pamuk
Subtitle: the writer in his novels
By: by Michael McGaha.
Publisher: The University of Utah Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780874809305
Subjects: Pamuk, Orhan -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Autobiographies of Orhan Pamuk is the first book-length study of the life and writings of Pamuk. It provides both a historical and cultural context that will help readers better understand and appreciate both the man and his work. It begins with a brief biography, outlines Pamuk's contributions to Turkish literature and history, examines how his art has evolved over the past thirty years, and discusses some of the writers who provided inspiration. Though his books deal with specifically Turkish issues, like all great literature the themes they explore are universal. In addition to a thorough analysis of his seven published novels, including Snow and My Name is Red, an entire chapter is devoted to his first two novels, Cevdet Bey and Sons and The Silent House, which have yet to be translated into English."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Stranger in a strange land; title: The man the Turks love to hate; title: Why Orhan Pamuk is who he is; title: Two family novels; title: Realists and dreamers; title: Five lonely voices; title: Being oneself, becoming another; title: East and west are twins; title: The return of the repressed; title: The artist's life; title: Derailed; title: The true subject is the passion of the artist; title: Hidden symmetry; title: Politics and poetry; title: Why he writes.